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Ois forObey

You obey when you do what you are told to do. The dog in the picture is at obedience classes. The opposite of obey is disobey.

Verbs

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Wis forWoof

Woof is a noise a dog makes.

Sounds

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Cis forCanine

Canine means something relating to dogs, or describing something dog-like.

Adjectives

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Nis forNose

Your nose is in the middle of your face. It sticks out. You use your nose to smell things with. Your nose has no bones in it except at the very top, nearest your eyes. Dogs have wet noses, and elephants have very very long noses called trunks. The nose in the picture belongs to a dog.

Body parts

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Tis forTasmanian Devil

Scientific name: Sarcophilus harrisii

The Tasmanian devil is a marsupial that lives in Tasmania. Marsupials are animals that keep their babies in a pouch. Tasmanian devils eat other animals, and are very ferocious hunters. They are about the size of a small dog, but have a heavier build.

Marsupials, Australian

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Gis forGerman Shepherd

German Shepherds, also called Alsatians, are a large dog originally from Germany. As the name would suggest, they were originally bred for herding sheep and protecting the flock. They are a strong, intelligent, loyal, protective and obedient dog and make excellent police or guard dogs.

Dogs

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Sis forStray

A stray animal is any domestic animal that is wandering around with no owner. In the city stray animals are usually cats or dog but larger animals like cows can also go astray.

Adjectives

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Cis forCaught

Caught is the past tense of catch. The dog in the picture has caught two balls.

Past

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Jis forJealous

You are jealous when you have negative thoughts about something being taken away from you. For example, you can be jealous if you think you are going to lose someone you love, or you think someone is getting more attention and will be promoted before you at work. The dog in the picture is jealous the cat is getting more attention than he is.

Emotions

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Sis forSick

When you are sick, you don't feel very good. You can get sick by catching a disease like the flu, or from eating food that has gone bad, or even from having an allergic reaction to something like a dog or cat.

Medical